A BMW moving at high speed lost control, went over a parkway barrier, and landed on Amtrak train tracks in Upper Manhattan on Monday morning, according to a Police report.
The vehicle was heading south on the Henry Hudson Parkway around 1:45 a.m. when the driver began losing control and hurtled over a barrier at West 178th Street — landing on the Amtrak tracks about 500 feet below, cops said.
Cops found an unidentified person dead inside the vehicle, which caught fire upon landing on the railway, according to authorities.
The driver, who was identified as a 39-year-old man, was thrown from the car and found dead at the scene, cops said.
Speed appeared to be the cause of the crash, according to authorities. As a result of the crash, Amtrak alerted customers of delays between New York (NYP) and Albany-Rensselaer (ALB).
